Hong Kong: Man jailed for wearing protest T-shirt and mask
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it. The jail term is the first handed down by the city’s court under a new local national security law that was passed in March. The law, also called Article […]
Trump hits China with order on Hong Kong trade, Beijing says to retaliate
The president says he has signed a bill to impose sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters decry China security law plan
China is seeking to pass a law that would ban “treason, secession, sedition and subversion” in Hong Kong.
Mask ban spurs new mass protest in Hong Kong
Thousands of anti-government protesters have turned out for marches in Hong Kong despite pouring rain, spurred into action by a government ban on masks. Many defiantly covered their faces as they set off from several points in a co-ordinated response to the ban, which the High Court upheld on Sunday. Metro services, which were attacked […]
‘Trump, please save Hong Kong’ — protesters
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are appealing to President Donald Trump for help as they march near the US consulate general in the city. Some are carrying banners reading, “President Trump, please save Hong Kong” and “Make Hong Kong great again”. The protests, now in their 14th straight week, have continued despite Hong Kong’s leadership […]